High chair



June 10, 1941- P. J. LA PLAN-rE HIGH CHAIR Fild oct. 12. 195s INV NTOR. BY @Z2-y. am l i 't li ATTORNEY Patented June l0, 1941 iran STATES rarest Ari-fie 2,245,204 l HIGH-Cuna Peter J .I La Plante, Duluth, Minn. l Application october 12, 1939, serial No. 299,119 t 3 Claims.

This invention relates to high chairs and lhas special reference to one adapted for use by infants, the principal object being to produce a more sanitary chair of this type.

Another object is that of defining a chair, the upper port-ion of which may be readily turned from one position to another horizontally without moving the entire chair.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a central -transverse sectional View through one of the improved chairs.

Figure 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Figure l.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the seat portion of the chair.

In the drawing, I represents the fixed seat portion of the chair, mounted in any desired manner upon suitable legs indicated at 2, and of which there are preferably four equally spaced apart with the upper portion of said legs being vertically disposed, thereby dening a substantially rectangular area indicated at 3 therebetween, directly below the seat I. The bottom of this area is shown as defined by the diagonally disposed braces 4 which are similar to a like set of longer braces 5 equally spacing the lower portion of the four legs 2.

Upon the diagonal braces 4 is fixed a receiving tray open upon one side thereof and the other three sides provided with upwardly extending shallow side walls 'l for the convenient reception of the rectangularly shaped receptacle 8, which is preferably provided with a handle 9 for convenient manipulation. A gravity dog I0 is illustrated as being pivoted within a suitable bracket II for automatic suspension just outwardly of the handled wall of the receptacle 8 so as to insure against the receptacle falling from the chair when the latter is being carried about; or other suitable form of latch or keeper may be provided without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Above the fixed seat I is an auxiliary seat l2, somewhat larger than the seat I, and of slightly different shape in that it has a flaring frontal portion I3 for coincidence with the uppermost pervious seat. member I4, which is contacted by the infant when in the chair. This pervious seat member lli is of convex form as is common in chair construction, not only for more comfortable contact of the user but in this case to insure adequate drainage of aniT liquid which may be accidentally applied thereto. It is to be noted that the .spacing of the seat I Vabove the seatl I2 is accomplished as by a plurality of relatively short spacer blocks I5 with possibly the exception ofthe front one i6 which extends wholly acrossthe front of the seats, this spacing being for the purpose of ready application of water, or other cleaning swab or brush for insuring the most sanitary use of the device possible. To this end it also will be seen that the upper central portion of the seat I2 is dished or concaved so as to form as uniform spacing as possible between these two seats.

'Ihe discharge from the seat I2 is substantially axially thereof and indicated at II which forms the entrance to the depending pipe or nipple I8 which is securely attached to the under side of the seat I2 and extends downwardly through the seat I, where it is externally screw threaded and equipped with the inclined wheel nut I9 for holding the three seats firmly united, and the discharge nipple occurs normally over the approximate center of the receptacle 8, when within the chair.

The upper portion of the high chair may be equipped with any desired form of back rest indicated at 2B and tray supporting structure shown at 2I, the hinged tray being shown at 22. This tray structure however is novel in that' there is a rectangularly formed frame-like portion indicated at 23, defining a rectangular opening 2li upon either side of the walls of the seat, whichy is found to provide a very substantial and convenient pair of handholds for plcking up the chair for example when occupied by an infant and transporting same from place to place.

Another novel feature of the instant invention is that of the fact that the nipple I2 forms a pivotal support for the seats I2 and I4, the former being provided on its under side with any desired number and style of castors, such as illustrated at 25, for convenient pivotal action of the upper seats of the structure. There is provided at one side of the seat structure of the chair a spring controlled vertically disposed catch illustrated at 26 which is carried wit-hin the seat portion I and selectively engageable within suitable orifices or holes indicated at 2l, of which I have shown four in number as this is found very convenient in the entertainment of a child occupying the chair. For example it frequently occurs that a child may be left in the chair by the parent or attendant when the latter is occupied in a direction opposite to that of which the child is facing, and the child becomes annoyed by the absence of its attendant, who may then release the catch and turn the child about in the chair to the opposite direction, thus appeasing the worry of the child.

The circumferential face of the seat l is surrounded by a suitable metal band indicated at 28 as a guard to prevent accidental insertion of the fingers in between the two seats l and I2, thusl becoming harmed in this manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A childs high chair comprising a supporting leg structure dening an open area at the upper end thereof, said leg structure being provided with means for removably supporting a receptacle within said area, a seat fixed to the upper end of said leg structurel said seat having an axial opening therethrough, a dished seat rotatably supported upon said fixed seat and provided with a central opening, a discharge tube secured to said dished seat in registry with the opening Y therein and projecting through the opening in said xed seat and rotatable therein, and a pervious seat above said dished seat carried by and secured to said dished seat.

2. A childs high chair comprising a supporting leg structure dening an open area at the upper end thereof, means for removably supporting a receptacle within said area, a seat xed at the upper end of said leg structure and having an axial opening therethrough, a dished seat rotatably supported on said fixed seat and having a central opening, a discharge tube attached to the central opening in said dished seat and exrtending through the axial opening in the fixed seat and provided externally thereof with means for holding said seats together.

3. A childs high chair comprising a supporting leg structure defining an open area at the upper end thereof, means for removably supporting a receptacle within said area, a seat fixed to the upper end of said leg structure and having an axial opening therethrough, a dished seat supported` upon said xed seat and having a central opening, an axial discharge tube fixed to said dished seat in registry with the opening therein and extending through the opening in said xed seat, and a pervious seat surmounted upon said concaved seat.

` PETER J. LA PLANTE. 

